Spray a Fence?

[Tyrun]

Heck, I could write you a book on old I won't buy anymore big dollar tools for a one time use. I do like the long nap roller idea and if your fence has narrow boards you could get a smaller roller, I have bought 12" roller refills and cut them on my saw and used them on a 4" roller = cheaper and better
and you could get one of those screen things that go in a 5 gallon bucket and git R done in no time
Jim

I can see you've never tried this. I just came in from painting a 4 board fence using a long nap roller, 5 gallon bucket and screen. I have 8 Kentucky 4 board fenced paddocks of good size. The roller idea sounds fine until you try it. After about 4 sections, the long nap compacts. At that point, you have to repeatedly go over the same board to cover the "skips" because the boards are not evenly flat. That doesn't include the time it takes to brush the areas a roller can't get to, and there are many. I'm now looking for a sprayer.

 

[brin]

Home depot and Lowes sell the pump up sprayers for such application...I bought a 55 gallon drum of the Asphalt paint direct from a supplier in KY. to do our board fence ..some 2,000 feet of 3 board..and the pump up sprayer worked great ..We bought 4 of them..there were four of us painting the fence and it took us a long weekend with minimal waste...by the way the Asphalt base paint has lasted for more years than I can count..20 yrs..so far and my friend at the time did his fence in White latex...it looks awful now and has for the last 18 yrs....he has never repainted ..he would have to scrape all the fence and he has 3 times as much as me 6,000 feet...Never paint white unless you have unlimited funds...

 

[jinman]

I can see you've never tried this. I just came in from painting a 4 board fence using a long nap roller, 5 gallon bucket and screen. I have 8 Kentucky 4 board fenced paddocks of good size. The roller idea sounds fine until you try it. After about 4 sections, the long nap compacts. At that point, you have to repeatedly go over the same board to cover the "skips" because the boards are not evenly flat. That doesn't include the time it takes to brush the areas a roller can't get to, and there are many. I'm now looking for a sprayer.

Tyrun, welcome to TBN.:thumbsup: You just quoted and replied to a gent who passed away in July of 2008. I'm sure Mr Jimi meant well with his comments, but he is no longer here to defend his position. I hope your painting goes well. I too would opt for a sprayer if I could get a string of days where the wind wasn't blowing 20-30 mph. High wind and spraying just don't produce good results.

 

[Tyrun]

Sorry Jinman, I had no idea when I responded. I had just finished my third day trying that method and was frustrated. I read several similar responses on the net but unfortunately responded to his. Sometimes I wish we had some of that Texas wind here, on those hot and muggy days but you're right about the wind and spraying. I suspect you have more wire fences there than in Kentucky. I moved from an area where wire fencing was common. Here in Kentucky there are miles of these 4 board fences. They look great but require more maintenance. I've just got to find a better way, other than hiring a paint contractor. Thanks for letting me know.